Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-13
NATIONAL NEWS.
Important Bills Brought
Before the Senate.
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.
Party Sc ections for Members Of
the Committee on
Elections.

WASHINGTON, Dec. l2.-ln the senate
to-day, after rea ling the Journal, Hoar
Offered resolution naming Senate =
to constitute the standing and select
committees for the fifiieth COngIess.
1t was adopted. A large number OF
communications and petitions were
presented and referred. Among them
were the following: To prevent the
manufacture, incorporation and sale
OF intoxicating liquors in Territories
for the allowance of bounty OF $S1s
per month to all the men
who served in the army dur
ing Il 9 war; for pensions to all
who served during the war; for
amendment OF the Constitution al
lowing Congress to pass uniform la s
on the subject OF marriage and di-
vorc4A for aInendn ent OF the Constitu-
ton prohibiting the manufacture, inn
Dol tatiou or sale of Intoxicating Ii
quors in the United states.
BA1tit VI fibLo.
MANY bills we're Introduced and re-
ferrcd, among them being the follow
ing:
], By Dolph-To provide for foitifica.
tons and other sea-coast defenses,
and an appropriation of $l26.3H 500,
to he available az follows: $1l ,500.-
600 for the fiscal year ending June 20,
1889; 50 000 600 for each fiscal year
thereafter, for a period OF eleven
years; and 1897 500 for the fiscal
year ending June 10, 1901. The sums
are to be expended in accordance vi h
the recommendations male in the re-
port of the Forttications Board, at
the most prominent ports on the At
lantic, Pacific. Gulf and Lake coasts,
AMI for the building of floating bat
teries and torpedo boats.
By Padduck-For the erection of a
building for the exclusive use of post
offices Of the first and second class.
i. By Manderson-For a public build
ing at Omaha to cost, including the
site, 81 500. 900
BY E,ln,unds To provide for the
establishment IF a postal telegraph.
ct is he Edmunds Postal Telegraph
bill OF two years ago. AZ. ts
By Cameroll-To promote foreign
trade aui encourage the American
merchant marine. Ut is the subsidy
introduced by Cameron two years
ago. -'----- -
BY Dolph-For the admission OF
the Territory of Washington into the
Union; also restoring to the United
States certain lanis granted to the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company |;
also repeating the pre-emption and
timber culture laws; also TOR the for
FIXTURE Of Wagor-road grants in Ore
z IN al-o to set apart lands for II pub
lie park in the Willamette valley, Or
egon al-o to encourage the nlanufact-
uro of steel for modern arms and arm
or; al-o to provide heavy ordnance.
BY Bowen-For the free coinage Of
silver. - -
BY Merrill-To credit and pay the
several Stat. and Territories all the
moneys collected under direction OF
the tax act Of 1862
BY Aldrich-To authorize the Secre-
tary of The Treasury to apply the sur
plus money in the treasury to the pur-
chase of United States bonds and pre-
payment OF interest on the public
debt.
By MISUNDERSTANDING pension
to every soldier and sailor who is in
cap Gated for tire performance OF
manual labor, and TO- pensions TO the
dependent relatives Of deceased ST.
diers and sailors. (He said that he
introduced this bill at the unanimous
requesr of the Grand Army Of the Re-
purlic) also for the adm ssi'n of Da-
kota aud the organization OF the Ter
rItory IL Lincoln.
By Cullom-For a pension to tine
widow of Ge eral John A. Logan.
also for constitutional amendment
in relation to higamy and polygany.
BY hi ,ckburn--For purchase Of the
picture Of ,ieneral Thomas.
Nv Sherm ,n---For the arrangement
OF closer commercial relations in the
interest to pep-tuate peace between
the United States and the rep ihlic Of
Mexico and Central America and of
South America and the Empire OF
Brazil.
BY FarweIl-To perpetuate the sys-
teu,atical publication OF national
banks.
BY Blair-For constitutional amend
ment, extending the rights of suffrage
also to restrict the use and sale OF
opium in the District of Columbia
an the Territories.
B, Turpie-tor the admission Of
the Territories OF War hington and
Dakota.
BY HORROR the erection OF a
monument to the nero suliiers and
sailors " no gave their lives Tor the
preservation OF the Government =.
BY Chandler-For the fixing OF
salaries OF the several judges OF the
United States District Courts at
$4,000.
BY misunderstanding to the State
of California 5 per cent OF the proceeds
of the cash sales of public lands In
the State.
BY Teller-Authorizing the State OF
Colorado to select indemnity school
lands.
Bv Hawley--To reimburse the
prisoners OF war who were in the
military or naval service during the
war of the REBELLION.
BY Edmunds-ro pay the widow
of the late Professor Baird compensa-
ton for 16 years gratuituous servi'e az
fish commi sioner; also to establish a
forest reservation on the headwaters
of the Missouri river, and on the head
waters of Clark's forks, Columbia
river; al-o to facilitate The admins
tration Of laws in the territory OF
Alaska.
BY Mitchell-Several bills for public
buildings and works of internal i'm
provements in Oregon; also to amend
the acts of the Sd March, 1887,
restricting the ownership of real estate
in territories to American citizens
also abrogating all threats with the
Chinese empire so far as they permit
the coming Of Chinese into the United
States and prohibiting the same,
arcept DIPLOMATIC, consular and other